Journal article
Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Globally, hip fractures are among the top 10 causes of disability in adults. For displaced femoral neck fractures, there remains uncertainty regarding the effect of a total hip arthroplasty as compared with hemiarthroplasty.
METHODS: We randomly assigned 1495 patients who were 50 years of age or older and had a displaced femoral neck fracture to undergo either total hip arthroplasty or hemiarthroplasty. All enrolled patients had …
Authors
Bhandari M; Einhorn TA; Guyatt G; Schemitsch EH; Zura RD; Sprague S; Frihagen F; Guerra-Farfán E; Kleinlugtenbelt YV; Poolman RW
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 381, No. 23, pp. 2199–2208
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
December 5, 2019
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1906190
ISSN
0028-4793